DLESE
Collections
Committee

Photo
courtesy of Bob Bertaut Sr.

Lamont scientist Kim Kastens chaired the DLESE Collections Comittee
from 1999-2003. This is an archive of documents from Suzanne
Larsen of the University of Colorado chaired the Collections Committee
from 2003-2005. The Committee was disbanded in the summer of 2005.

The Collections
Committee of the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) concerns
itself with the resources in the DLESE Collection, including:

What shall
be the scope and emphasis of the collection?

What "collections
policy" shall guide the growth of the library?

By what mechanism
shall items be selected for the "reviewed collection"?

How can we
harness the power of the web and the strength of numbers in the DLESE community
to ensure that the materials in the collection are of highest possible quality?

How can we
ensure that the collection meets the needs of teachers and learners in hard-to-teach
situations (e.g. urban students with limited access to Nature, place-bound
students, visually-impaired students, minorities traditionally underrepresented
in science and math)?

As the collection
grows, how will we assess whether it is growing in a balanced manner or
lopsided manner, with respect to discipline, level, type of resource, etc.?

How can we
encourage contributions to the library by rewarding resource creators with
appropriate academic career recognition?

Kastens, K. A., and John C.
Butler, 2001, How to identify the "best" resources
for the reviewed collection of the Digital Library for Earth System Education,
Computers and the Geosciences, v. 27 (3), 375-378.

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